Fintrac Inc, a leading international
development company is seeking an experienced Project
Accountant to implement USAID funded Kenya
Agricultural Value Chain Enterprises Project (KAVES).
Primary responsibilities:
- Ensure that all financial vouchers (bank
transfers, check payments, deposits, cash withdrawals, funds transfers are
prepared and coded correctly and all voucher have appropriate supporting
documents.
- Ensure that all internal invoices from KAVES
are prepared on time and coded correctly.
- Receipting and banking all funds received for
various payments
- Perform (daily) processing of all financial
transactions
- Comply with USAID’s local tax reporting
requirements (submitted on a monthly basis)
- Maintaining all program accounts in compliance
with Fintrac’s accountancy rules, including but not limited to general
ledger, cashbook and payroll.
- Managing the posting of all financial
transactions, on a daily basis, into Fintrac’s accounting system (Quick
Books)
- Reviewing and maintaining all field -level
(KAVES) accounting records in original form prior to entries into
Fintrac’s accounting system (Quick Books)
- Management of petty cash
- Ensure that all vouchers have been completed,
bona fide, with legitimate supporting documentation, ensuring that all
transactions are properly authorized.
- Check that correct procedures are followed for
all goods purchased by the program
- Ensure that regular backups of data are
completed
- Ensure the accuracy and completeness of
financial transactions.
Skills and qualifications
- Holder of a degree in Finance and Accounting
- CPA(K)/ACCA holder
- At least 5 years’ experience in the field of
donor accounting
- Advanced knowledge of Excel and QuickBooks
accounting system
- Applicants should have strong analytical,
review and reporting skills
- Ability to be self-managing and work as part
of a team
- Demonstrated knowledge of USAID Contracts
regulations
To apply submit current CV, salary
history and 3 references by email to kenrecruit@fintrac.com before 5th
September 2014.
Please indicate PROJECT ACCOUNTANT in
the subject heading.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.